John Pizer was an English bootmaker in Whitechapel, London.
19 Facts About John Pizer
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John Pizer was the first person accused of being the perpetrator in the Whitechapel murders, but was cleared of suspicion after providing alibis for the two murders committed until that point.
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John Pizer was still called as a witness to the murder inquest of Annie Chapman.
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John Pizer was a bootmaker by trade, but unemployed at the time of the Whitechapel murders, living away from home at various boarding houses throughout London.
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John Pizer's parents were Israel Piza, born in Poland, and Abigail Piza, born in Surrey.
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The only birth registered under their names in the fourth quarter of 1850 was Jacob John Pizer, born 21 September.
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On 6 July 1887, John Pizer went to the shop of rival shoemaker James Willis on Morgan Street, walked up to the window and said "No wonder I can't get any work when you have got it all".
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Willis told him to leave and upon approaching the window, John Pizer lunged at Willis with a knife.
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John Pizer aimed for Willis' face but instead stabbed him in the hand.
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John Pizer's name was misspelled as "John Pozer" by The Times.
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On 4 August 1888, John Pizer was tried at Thames Magistrates' Court for a charge of indecent assault.
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John Pizer was accused of threatening a woman named Sara Jones with a knife over a financial matter, but the case was dismissed when Jones failed to appear.
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Police Sergeant William Thick apparently believed that John Pizer had committed a string of minor assaults on prostitutes over several years.
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John Pizer was quickly identified as fitting the given description of "Leather Apron", but could not be located.
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John Pizer later admitted to knowing about the search effort and going into hiding for fear of being injured or lynched by angry townsfolk.
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John Pizer subsequently lived on Peter Street in Westminster before returning to his brother's residence.
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John Pizer was cleared of suspicion when it turned out that he had alibis for two of the murders.
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John Pizer successfully obtained monetary compensation in libel lawsuits from at least one newspaper that had named him as the murderer.
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John Pizer died of gastroenteritis on 5 July 1897 at Royal London Hospital.